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Question 1

look into

Answer 1

to examine the facts about a problem or situation:

We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.

Question 2

look on

Answer 2

to consider sth as:
We look on our old house as our real home

to watch something happen but not become involved in it:
A large crowd looked on as the band played.

Question 3

look sb up

Answer 3

to visit someone you have not seen for a long time when you are visiting the place where they live:
Look me up next time you’re in Los Angeles.

Question 4

make for

Answer 4

to be one thing, or the most important thing, that causes something:
Everyone agreed that filming inside a chocolate factory would make for good television.

Question 5

make off with sth

Answer 5

to steal something (informal). Somebody broke into the shop and made off with several TVs.

Question 6

make out

Answer 6

to pretend:
Tim made out he hadn’t seen the sign

to manage to understand sth:
I couldn’t quite make out what the notice said

Question 7

make sb out

Answer 7

to understand sb’s behavior. Janet is really odd. I can’t make her out

Question 8

make sth up

Answer 8

to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive:
I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.
My dad was always really good at making up stories.

Question 9

make up for

Answer 9

to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good:
No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.
This year’s good harvest will make up for last year’s bad one.
He bought me dinner to make up for being so late the day before.

Question 10

miss out

Answer 10

to fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something:
Don’t miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.
We didn’t have a TV at home when I was young, and I felt as though I missed out.

Question 11

own up

Answer 11

to admit that you have done something wrong:

No one has owned up to stealing the money.

Question 12

pack in

Answer 12

to stop an activity:

John has packed in his job

Question 13

pay sb back

Answer 13

to take revenge:

She paid him back for all his insults

Question 14

pick up

Answer 14

to increase or improve:
The truck picked up speed slowly.
The wind always picks up in the evening.
The number of applicants will pick up during the autumn.
His spirits picked up when he got the good news.
Her career only began to pick up when she was in her forties.

Question 15

pin sb down

Answer 15

to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something. I’ve tried asking Stephanie, but she’s proving difficult to pin down to a particular date.

to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape:
Government forces were pinned down by resistance fighters 30 miles north of the capital.

Question 16

point sth out

Answer 16

to draw attention to a fact:

I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.

Question 17

pull off

Answer 17

to suceed in doing sth (usually with joke or plan):

It was a tricky plan, but we pulled it off

Question 18

push on

Answer 18

to continue an effort:
Let’s push on and reach the coast by tonight
They are pushing on with their campaign for improved childcare facilities.

Question 19

put across

Answer 19

to communicate ideas.
Harry is clever but he can’t put his ideas across
It’s an interesting idea and I thought he put it across well.

Question 20

put down to

Answer 20

to think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing:
I put the children’s bad behaviour down to the fact that they were tired.
Diane’s poor performance was put put down to nerves

Question 21

put in for

Answer 21

to make an official request to have or do something:
I’m putting in for a job at the hospital.
Richard’s finally put in for his driving test.

Question 22

put oneself out

Answer 22

to make an effort to do something to help someone, even if it is not convenient:
Ethan is always willing to put himself out for other people.
Please don’t put yourself out making a meal. A sandwich will do

Question 23

put off

Answer 23

to discourage or upset sb:
I really don’t want to go out with Helen and Greg tonight - can’t we put them off ?
He keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.

Question 24

put sb up

Answer 24

to offer acommodation:
We can put you up for a few days
Sally is putting me up for the weekend.

Question 25

put up with

Answer 25

to tolerate or bear:
I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
He’s so moody - I don’t know why she puts up with him.

Question 26

(get) rip sb off

Answer 26

to be charged too much:
In big cities tourists usually get ripped off
Bob’s tickets cost much less than ours - I think we’ve been ripped off.

Question 27

run sb down

Answer 27

to criticize someone or something, often unfairly:

He’s always running himself down.

Question 28

moody

Answer 28

If someone is moody, their moods change suddenly and they become angry or unhappy easily:
a moody teenager